By Xinhua,
Gaza : An Israeli woman was killed and three wounded on Friday afternoon by a mortar shell fired by Gaza militants at an Israeli kibbutz near the border between Gaza Strip and Israel.
An Israeli army spokesman told Israeli Radio Arabic service that Palestinian militants fired in the afternoon a mortar shell from Gaza at Kibbutz Kfar Azza, adding that a woman there was killed and three men wounded.
Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad’s armed wing claimed responsibility for the attack in a leaflet sent to reporters, saying “the attack is a response to the daily Zionist crimes against our people.”
Meanwhile, Israeli and Palestinian sources reported Friday that a Palestinian militant was killed and another was detained after they opened fire at five Israelis who were going for a picnic in the mountain area near the village of Ein Yabrod east of Ramallah.
The sources said that some of the five Israelis had guns and responded to the shooting, adding that one of the two Palestinians was killed and the other was arrested.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah movement’s armed wing claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, adding that those who opened fire at the group of Israeli settlers were unhurt.
The brigades’ statements said that the one killed and the other detained were not members of the brigades, but “just ordinary bystanders who were in the area at the time of the shooting attack.”